Suspicious details emerge about Chiefs-Bills official who made game-changing Josh Allen decision
Suspicious details emerge about Chiefs-Bills official who made game-changing Josh Allen decision
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Internet sleuths have uncovered fishy details about NFL down judge Patrick Holt after he controversially denied Josh Allen a first down in the Bills' defeat to the Chiefs. Early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC Championship game, Allen tried sneaking up the middle on a Buffalo tush-push to secure what would have been a crucial fourth-and-inches conversion with his team clinging onto a one-point lead.
Yet to the dismay of CBS commentators and fans watching at home, Holt ruled the Bills quarterback short of the first down, a decision which allowed the Chiefs to regain possession. The controversial call sparked outrage on Sunday night, with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy accusing NFL officials of 'cheating', while CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore said he felt Allen had made the first down by 'a third of the football'.
![[One of Holt's old Facebook posts suggests he has family connections in Kansas City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/03/94622305-14336283-image-a-68_1738122599359.jpg)
After getting the ball back, Kansas City went on to snatch a 32-29 win and advance to their third straight Super Bowl, yet Holt's ruling on Allen did little to dispel fears that the 2024 season is being 'rigged' in favor of Patrick Mahomes and Co. And to make matters worse, one user on X has discovered that the NFL official appears to have family ties in Kansas City, while he is also a die-hard fan of the Baltimore Ravens - the team Buffalo dumped out in the Divisional round of the playoffs.
![[The NFL official also supports the Baltimore Ravens - who the Bills beat in the Divisional round]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/29/03/94622301-14336283-image-a-70_1738122614649.jpg)
